Miter-box



I 2-Sheets- -Sheet 1, S. LEVAN.

MITER BOX.

(No Model.)

Patented July 16, 1895'.

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MITER BOX.

(No Model.)

No. 542,738.. Patented July 16., 1895.

INVENTOR- the box.

which the saw moves.

Nrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL LEvAiv, or SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

MITER-BIOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 542,738, dated July 16,1895.

Application filed March 23, 1895- T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL LEVAN, a citizen of the United States,residingat Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Miter-Boxes; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to miter-boxes; and it consists in the arrangementand combination described and shown.

Figure 1 is a'perspective of the device. Fig. 2 is a perspective of thedevice by means of which the saw may be adjusted to different angles.Fig. 3 is a plan view of the box. Fig. 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 5 isan end elevation. Fig. 6 is an end elevation in part sec tional, withparts in difierent position on line X X of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a detail ofthe back catch and support. Fig. 8 is a sectional end view of the sameon line Y Y of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, A is the base or bottom of the box and may be of thewidth, length, and thickness desired, and has a triangular cutawayportion A, in which is sunk the semicircular scale S.

B B are side bars constituting the base of the adjustable saw-guidewhich is pivoted at the rear of the box by the metal guide 0, passingbetween'the base-bars B B in the base of Near the opposite ends of thebasebars is another metal guide Z 0 supported be tween the base-bars BB. These standards are provided with the longitudinal slot C in The endsof the basebars B B extend to the edge of the scale S, and at this pointare provided with a spring-catch G, from which protrudes the pin P onthe line with the slots 0, which pin, pointing to a figure on the scaledesired, indicates that the saw, if operated at that position, will cutthe piece to be sawed upon the angle desired.

The front edge of the scale S is notched to correspond with thedivisions of the scale, and

the front-edge of the spring-catch G is also notched to engage thenotches on the scale and thus prevent the guide from moving laterallywhen it has been set upon a certain number.

The catch G is provided with side flanges upon the outside of the bars BB, each flange having slots G and G for engaging the pins 13" on thebars B, which not only holds the catch to the bars, but provides waysfor the movement of the guide as it is shoved out of disengagementwiththe notches of the scale S.

The spring K, placed between the bars B B and attached at one end to therear of the catch G and at the other to a pin L through the bars,resists the backward movement of the catch as it is pressed out ofengagement with the notches on the scale and throwing the catch backinto engagement with the notches when released. B is a receptacle for aguide, as ZO, in which the guide may be .placed should it be necessaryto use a shorter saw.

The grooves B receive a lug upon the lower ends of the guides Z O, whichprevents the guides from turning. In order that the saw may be guidedandsupported when sawing thick material that may be placed upon the boxI place within the guides C and Z C removable standards 0 provided witha sawgroove 0, which standards guide the saw within the guides O and ZO.

R R are gages secured to the removable standards 0 above the guides andare for the purpose of preventing the saw from cutting below a certaindepth. It is a slot in the gage through which the set-screws 0- passinto the standards 0, whereby the gage may be adjusted so that the sawwill out to the depth desired. I

It is obvious that as the saw-guides are turned upon the pivot O the boxcan be adj usted to cut any angle desired. a is anotch cut into the baseA on the line of the cutaway portion A to receive the catch G when theguide is moved against the side of A, so that the edge of the guide maybe on the line of the cut-away portion A. D D is the back of the box intwo parts, one on each side of the guide 0, each part being movablelater-- ally and also hinged to turn down, as shown in Fig. 6, when thebox and back are closed down for carrying.

Upon the top edge vof the back D is a groove D in which the saw W maybeplaced for convenience in packing or carrying.

II 'is the hinge by which the back is secured to the base, and it is thepeculiar form and construction of this hinge that permits me to not onlyturn the back down, as shown in Fig. 6, but to give it also the lateralmovement shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4.

The hinge H is an L-shaped piece of metal provided with holes at eachend for receiving the rodsIand I, one rod I passing through a hole inthe back on line with the hole in the hinge II and forms the pivot uponwhich the back D turns down,as shown in Fig. 6. The other rod 1' passesthrough a hole in the base on a line with the hole in the base A,

corresponding with the hole in the hinge H, and serves the purpose ofholding the hinge in its place and also permits the hinge to have thelateral movement hereinafter described, viz:

A" is a notch cut outof the base below the top surface thereof and is ofsufficient width to permit the back of the hinge to have the lateralmovement desired, as shown in dotted lines of-Figs. 3 and 4.

The hinge H fits in the narrow groove D in the lower half of the back D.As the back is drawn out it is obvious that the hinge H will slide onthe rod 1' to the opposite side of the slot A, thus moving the back outof engagement with the side bars B B of the guides, and permitting it tobe turned down, as shown in Fig. 6, the back turning on the upper rod I.

By extracting the rods the back D may be entirely removed from the base.To support the box and hold it in position when in use I have formedupon the back thereof a catch N secured to the back by the screw Npassing through a slot in the middle of the catch N. The lower end ofthe catch engages a notch in the base A, which may be formed in a plateM sunk in the base, as shown. When the box is in position for use thiscatch would be in the position shown in Fig. 8.

When it is desired to move the back D pulling up on the catch Ndisengages it and allows the back to be moved laterally and to be turneddown. ZA is a cut-away portion of the base and is for convenience inhandling the box when in position for carrying.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A miter box comprising a base, a two part movable back adjustablyhinged to the base, pivoted guides for the saw adapted to be moved toany desired angle, a scale to indicate when the guides are set to theangle desired, substantially as described.

2. In a miter box the combination with the base and the guides for thesaw located on a pivotal support, of a support pivoted at one end to theback of the base and provided at the other with a catch adapted toengage as desired serrations on a scale of a longitudinally movable twopart hinged back in line hinge for securing the back to the basecomprising L-shaped pieces H and rods I and I passing through the endsthereof, respectively, and the back and the base, respectively, one endof the hinge I l fitting into and adapted to move on the rod 1' in theslot A", the other end of the hinge fitting into the groove D in theback D and held therein by the rod I upon which the back D moves whenturned down, substantially as described.

5. In a miter box of the class described, a pivotal guide for the sawcomprising metal guide ways 0 and 10, supported upon the horizontal barsB, B, the guide 0 secured in the inner end of and passing through andbelow the bars B, B and into the base A, and forming a pivotal supportfor the bars B,B on the base, the guide 10 being removable andadjustable to different. positions in the bars B, B, the bars B, B beingprovided with means for receiving the guide Z O in different placesalong their length in line with the guide 0, and a spring catch Gremovably secured to the outer end of the-bars B, B, having its frontend serrated and adapted to engage corresponding serrations arrangedupon the edge of a segment of a circle, upon which a scale is formed,the segment secured to the base, the catch G having a pointer in linewith the guide ways and pointing to a figure of the scale on which theguide may be set, substantially as described.

6. In a miter box, the combination with the base, a two part laterallymovable hinged back provided with longitudinal grooves D upon the topedge thereof for receiving the saw when turned down and not in use, ofpivoted guides for the saw comprising hollow metal guides supported upona pivoted base, the inner guide forming a pivot of the base, a springcatch on the outer end of the base having serrations upon its outer endand a pointer on the line with the saw guides, a circular scale havingserrations on its inner edge adapted to be engaged by serrations on theend of the spring catch, and removable standards fitting into metalguides, and a gage upon the standards for regulating the depth of thecut, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL LEVAN. Witnesses:

A. H. SWARTHOUT, J. F. OKEEFE.

